Mark Ellinger
Mark Ellinger is an American composer raised in Ohio. Ellinger met and became friends with filmmaker Curt McDowell while studying at the San Francisco Art Institute. Between 1971 and 1987, he taught classes at the Art Institute and the Academy of Art. He worked as a recording engineer, sound designer, electronics technician, composer and actor on various independent films. In 1982, he opened the 16-track recording studio Truth and Beauty.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6 |
| Birthday | 1949-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Also Known As |
1970
Pornogra Follies
1/1
A musical revue of lewd routines.
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Pornogra Follies
1974
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1/1
A series of vignettes illustrating sexual fantasies.
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Nudes: A Sketchbook
1975
The Devil's Cleavage
5.6/5
A shady motel manager becomes obsessed with a neglected wife.
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The Devil's Cleavage
1972
Confessions
6/5
Curt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Confessions
1973
Dora Myrtle
0/0
A short film in two parts by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Dora Myrtle
1972
Lunch
5.5/4
A San Francisco bohemian deadbeat sits around his apartment and fantasizes about women.
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Lunch
1974
True Blue and Dreamy
2/1
"A surreal meditation on a cigarette billboard using a very strange ballerina as an allegory for something or other Indescribably funny." - Seattle In...
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True Blue and Dreamy
1972
Siamese Twin Pinheads
1/1
Willy and Billy attempt to entertain while struggling with their primal urges.
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Siamese Twin Pinheads
1973
The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"
0/0
Two brothers are stood up and lament through song. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"
1972
Peed Into the Wind
1/0
“PEED INTO THE WIND smears across the screen like one of those dirty underground comic books. It’s loaded with a lot of big scenes and unusual looking...
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Peed Into the Wind
1974
Beaver Fever
2/1
A short comedy by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Beaver Fever
1987
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
0/0
The comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and activities that came and went along with him—are the themes...
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Video Album 5: The Thursday People
1975
Thundercrack!
6.4/28
An eccentric and alcoholic widow hosts a motley assortment of travelers - four men, three women and one gorilla - who arrive one eventful night to get...
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Thundercrack!
1973
Boggy Depot
1/1
Two men hypnotize their roommate and attempt to force him to fall in love.
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Boggy Depot
1973
Resurrection of Eve
2.8/4
Eve is stuck in an abusive relationship with her lover, Frank, but after attending a few swing parties, she begins to lose her inhibitions in more way...
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